Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18628 · 30.04.2026, 11:44
📰 CPPC v4 Support Being Worked On NVIDIA For The Linux ACPI Driver
Last year with the ACPI 6.6 specification release came revised Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) support for enhancing the capabilities around this standard for OS management of the performance of CPU cores using an abstract performance scale. That CPPC v4 support is now being worked on for the acpi_cppc Linux driver by NVIDIA engineers...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ACPI-CPPC-v4-Linux
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18625 · 30.04.2026, 09:33
📰 New Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root.The high-severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8) has been codenamed Copy Fail by Xint.io and Theori."An unprivileged local user can write four controlled bytes into the page cache of any readable file on a Linux.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/new-linux-copy-fail-vulnerability.html
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18621 · 30.04.2026, 06:22
📰 Linux cryptographic code flaw offers fast route to root
Patches land for authencesn flaw enabling local privilege escalation Developers of major Linux distributions have begun shipping patches to address a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability arising from a logic flaw.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/linux_cryptographic_code_flaw/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18615 · 29.04.2026, 14:35
📰 I moved my entire Linux home directory to a second drive, and nothing broke
Once you separate the roles of OS and personal data, the whole system starts to feel more deliberate.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/moved-linux-home-directory-second-drive-nothing-broke/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18607 · 28.04.2026, 19:37
📰 GTK2 Gets an Unofficial Revival Fork for Legacy Linux Apps
A Devuan community developer has launched GTK2-NG, a fork designed to maintain compatibility for legacy GTK2 software on current Linux systems.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gtk2-gets-an-unofficial-revival-fork-for-legacy-linux-apps/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18604 · 28.04.2026, 17:30
📰 NVIDIA 595.71.05 stable driver released for Linux
A tiny Recommended Driver update arrived for NVIDIA GPU owners on Linux, with version 595.71.05 now available.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nvidia-595-71-05-stable-driver-released-for-linux/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18597 · 28.04.2026, 10:30
📰7-Zip 26.01 Now Allows Making Use Of Huge Pages On Linux For Faster Compression
7-Zip 26.01 was released on Monday and making this release significant are huge pages support on Linux and some users may be interested in the new options around the path generation mode for the output directory when extracting archives...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/7-Zip-26.01
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18593 · 28.04.2026, 07:21
📰 Red Hat's Stratis Storage 3.9 Released With Online Encryption/Decryption/Reencryption
It's crazy to realize it has been ten years already since Red Hat abandoned their Btrfs plans for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and dropped it, which was a technology preview feature since RHEL6. In its place Red Hat engineers began developing Stratis for next-gen Linux storage with ZFS/Btrfs-like features but instead building atop XFS, LUKS, Device Mapper, and Clevis. After a while since the last major release, Stratis Storage 3.9 released today...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Stratis-Storage-3.9-Released
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18560 · 24.04.2026, 16:50
📰 More ancient Linux device support faces the chop
One way to deal with bug hunting LLMs: ditch the old drivers One tactic to deal with LLM-powered vulnerability detection is simple – just speed up the removal of old code. If it's gone, it no longer matters if it's buggy.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/ancient_linux_drivers_going/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18549 · 23.04.2026, 20:12
📰 Bazzite is what most Linux gaming distros wish they were
Choose Bazzite if you want a console-like experience on Linux.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/bazzite-is-what-most-gaming-distros-wish-they-were/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18546 · 23.04.2026, 16:00
📰 System76’s New Pangolin Pro Brings Ryzen AI Power to a 3.64 lb Linux Laptop
System76 has introduced the Pangolin Pro, a new Linux laptop with Ryzen AI 7 350, a 16-inch 2K 165Hz display, and OCuLink eGPU support.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/system76-pangolin-pro-linux-laptop/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18543 · 23.04.2026, 11:14
📰 Many USB Improvements & New Hardware Merged For Linux 7.1
Ready to go ahead of the Linux 7.1 merge window closing at week's end are numerous new USB device support additions and other USB subsystem enhancements...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-USB
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